General Motors and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles added more minority dealers last year than all other automakers, with each company achieving a net gain of 14, according to census data from the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers. FCA, which had 177 minority-owned stores at the end of 2018, surpassed Ford Motor Co. and moved into the No. 2 spot behind GM's 278. Ford … [Read more...] about GM, FCA lead in minority dealer additions
WEEKEND DRIVE PODCAST: ‘Changemakers’ join Auto Hall of Fame
From a visionary CEO to a boundary-breaking race car driver, the Automotive Hall of Fame's 2019 inductees changed the way business is done in the boardroom, at the dealership and on the track. … [Read more...] about WEEKEND DRIVE PODCAST: ‘Changemakers’ join Auto Hall of Fame
’20 Outback upgrades interior tech
FORT BRAGG, Calif. — To expand the appeal of its perennial bestseller, Subaru of America focused on the Outback's interior for its redesign for 2020. "We needed a more functional interior," Yoichi Hori, Outback project general manager, said last week during the crossover's introduction here.That functionality mainly arrived in the form of an 11.6-inch touch screen … [Read more...] about ’20 Outback upgrades interior tech
‘Game of Thrones’ cast talks divisive finale, water bottles
Lindsey Bahr Associated Press Published 11:45 PM EDT Jul 19, 2019 San Diego – “Game of Thrones” may be over but the cast can’t seem to get away from stray coffee cups. Maisie Williams, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Liam Cunningham, Isaac Hempstead Wright and others took the stage at San Diego Comic-Con Friday evening for a goodbye panel and found some … [Read more...] about ‘Game of Thrones’ cast talks divisive finale, water bottles
Driver flees Belle Isle traffic stop, crashes in east Detroit
Mark Hicks The Detroit News Published 11:19 PM EDT Jul 19, 2019 A 19-year-old man was arrested Friday after fleeing a traffic stop and crashing on Detroit's east side, Michigan State Police reported. Troopers on Belle Isle pulled over a Dodge Challenger at about 6:50 p.m. after checking the registration plate and learning the owner was a parole absconder for … [Read more...] about Driver flees Belle Isle traffic stop, crashes in east Detroit